M51

I had gotten a SBIG 8XE and have been taking images at full resolution to try out the fast download times
Seeing was alright but not as good as it shold have been for imaging at .66 arc/sec

Mewlon 300
F/9.1 FL/2700 ( with reducer)
8 x 8 min images
Clouds rolled in and cut this session short, not the moon is starting to say hello too

Now all I have to do is get another clear night ( LOL) and take the color

Thank you for your comments

Mark

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Mark,

Nice shot! Can't wait to see the color version too. Do you know what the magnitude of the little sliver galaxy to the bottom left is? How can i figure this out I have the sky but it only goes down to about mag 15. Is there a program that I can overlay a picture to find out?

Here is a color pic I took on April 1st with a 12" lx200 and a Cannon 10D.

http://btlguce.digitalastro.net/latest.htm

Great Job!

Mark

Great Pic Mark!!!
Lots of detail on this shot... can't wait to see the color version of it!
Lots of "small" galaxies included on this shot, gotta love it!

Thanks for sharing!




Clear dark skies!


Ivan